City of White Plains to Preview Harlem Fine Arts Show Featuring Work of Famed Photographer James Van Der Zee January 12, 2012

For the first time ever, the city of White Plains will host a preview event for the Third Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show —the premier showcase for modern and contemporary African Diasporic art. Co-hosted by the Friends of White Plains Youth Bureau, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Westchester Alumnae Chapter, the VIP reception will benefit local youth programs and display over sixty original works from the Harlem Fine Arts Show in February, as well as art from local students grades 1-12. Exhibiting artists will include renowned African American photographer James Van Der Zee (June 29, 1886 - May 15, 1983), a leading documentarian of the Harlem Renaissance whose famous subjects included Marcus Garvey, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, as well as the work of Andrew Nichols, Edwin Lester, Gwen Redfern, Brent Bailer, Minna Dunn, and Sir Shadow.

Official Website: http://www.hfas.org